A.R,. CLIPPINGER 
and 
8.G. ZIEGLER 


Revort 


of the 

Deputation to the Far East 
China 
Javan 

~."" Pailtppine Islands 


1926 





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REPORT 


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Deputation to the Far East 


CHINA 
JAPAN 
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 


1926 


FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY 
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST 
1410 U. B. BUILDING 
DAYTON, OHIO 


RoE Pee 
or the 
DEPUTATION TO THE FAR HAST 
China 
Japan 


Philippine Islands 


/ 
Bishop A. R. Clippinger 


Samuel G. Ziegler 


Foreign Missionary Society 
United Brethren in Christ 
L470 +B) °BENBUsLaiae 
Dayton, Ohio. 





REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPUTATION 
TO THE MISSION FIELDS IN THE FAR EAST 


FOREWORD: 


The last episcopal and official visit to the mission 
fields in the Orient, including China, Japan and the Phil- 
ippine Islands, was made by President A. T. Howard, then Bishop 
of the Foreign Conferences in 1917. The past few years the 
board received urgent appeals from the missionaries, requesting 
it to send one or more representatives from the home base to 
confer with them regarding the work on the field. Nine years 
of growth and progress raised many new questions too difficult 
of polution without conference with those representing the 
church in America. Responsibility must be transferred. The 
National Church must be recognized. National attitudes and 
achievements in the various countries must be considered. A 
changing world means a new adjustment of forces to meet those 
changes, in spite of the fact that the purpose remains the 
same. In view of this the Foreign Mission Board at its annual 
session, November 10, 1925, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 
consultation with the Board of Bishops, authorized a deputation 
consisting of one representative of each of the resepctive 
boards to visit our mission fields in the Far East just as 
early in 1926 as possible. 


A survey and study sheet was prepared as a guide for 
the deputation in its investigation and study. It covered 
every phase of mission work and proved an invaluable aid. The 
salient and important facts were presented immediately and 
little time was lost in approaching the question. This 
economized time and made possible a larger volume of work. 


The deputation left Dayton, February lst, 1926 and 
sailed from Vancouver on the "Empress of Asia", February 7th. 
We reached Manila March lst and spent four full weeks making a 
careful study and survey of the situation there. On March 28th 
we left for China and landed at Kowloon two days later. fhe 
following day we arrived at Canton. Three weeks were spent 
there and at Siu Lam. They were very full and busy days. By 
April 22nd we were on board the "President McKinley" bound for 
Kobe, Japan. We docked there Wednesday, April s8th, and began 
at once the busiest three weeks of the entire trip. May e8end 
found us on ship once more, this time with our faces turned 


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toward home. After nine days of most pleasant travel at sea, 
we landed at Vancouver May jlst and by evening were on 
American soil again. It was a hurried trip, but it gave us 
sufficient time to counsel with our missionaries, study our 
own migsion problems and decide upon nolicies for future 
administration, which we shall recommend to the Board in this 
report. 


A visit to the field has two distinct advantages. 
First to the Mission Council. It. brings the idea ana purpose 
of the home church directiy to the mission staff. It 
establishes a closer unity and makes possivle a clearer under- 
standing of the hoge point of view. It inspires the mission- 
ary and helps him in solving his own problens. It strengthens 
the bonds of brotherhood with the new church and fosters a 
better international good will. I+ enables both sides to face 
the questions at issue and solve them togethsr on the field 
where there is no chance for misunderstanding. Tt is a 
consideration which the missionaries and Christians deserve 
more than once in nine years. 


Second, it is an advantage to administrators at home. 
One cannot understand or appreciave *he situation on the field 
until he has seen the work and tne needs abroad himsel?. 
Correspondence means much more after such a wi site 925° 2s 
easier for the missionary to explain of meke his appeal if the 
one to vhom he writes has been on the fisid and has made a 
personal. study of +he situation. Efficiency and good 
administration demand that at least one visis a quadrennium 
be made to each mission field. We believe that such an 
arrangement woulc be a Gistinct advantage to the board at home 
and the mission council on the BCLs 


At a distence of 8,000 niles the whole task in the 
Far East looks like cne. It is in sone ways. In other ways 
the problems are 4s different a3 tne mission ficlds are 
different. There are certain ganeral policies which apply to 
all the work, but on the otner baud each one of the three 
fields presents 1%s ow peculiar propietus. This is due to the 
culture or temperament of tae people, to the stage 6f “eveivp— 
ment in the work itself, to the various kinds of work which 
the mission is doing, to the aititude of the people, to the 
position of the government, and to international relations. 
Tnese and other reasons make it advisable to handle each field 
separately. 


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THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 


The first few days were spent in Manila, conferring 
with our workers and other missionary leaders. We met with 
the directors of the Union Theological Seminary in their 
regular session and also in conference with a special 
committee from the United Church of Manila. From there we 
went to Kiangan, the capital of Ifugao, where we spent several 
days in close study of that wonderful field. The next week we 
Separated company, the Bishop going to Buguio and I to Manila 
where each of us made further observations. The third week was 
spent at San Fernando, our missionary headquarters and the 
fourth week at Baguio, where the annual conference convened. 


Our responsibility in the Islands embraces the 
Province of La Union, together with several Sub-provinces in 
Mountain Province. The work was startGd amorzy” the TVvocanos in 
La Union Province. They are among the most aggressive of the 
lowland people. This accounts for the remarkable leadership 
which has been developed in the church. The people of the 
mountain provinces are very primitive in the customs and habits 
Of life. Thiswias @ue largely to the fact that they were not 
reached by Spanish cv] ture ard Roman Catholicism during the 
days of Spanish occupancy. Today the government conducts the 
Bureau of nen-Chrissian Tribes to look after the interests and 
welfare of these mountain people who number a million or more. 


Our time was so divided as to ° allow us to study 
end observe both phases of work. The Foreign Mission confer- 
ence comprises the result of our work emong the Ilocanos in 
La Wnion Province, Manila and Baguio, It is confined largely 
to the needs An the lowland. The mountain work is more 
recent and is carried on through the cooperation of the mission 
end conferences. We visited the following towms: Manila, 
San Fernando, Baguio, Aringay, Cava, San Juan, Bacnotan, 
Bauang and Kiangen. 


TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITY 


Mission work is passing through a serious transition, 
The national churches have reachéd guch strength that they need 
to be recognized more than they Imve been in some instances, 
We were glad to note that the Mirrion Council observed this 
deveiopment and gradu.ily tranoferread cersain responsibilities 
to their shouiders. This has helped to call out end bring to 
maturity efficient young leaders. Our work was so well 
organized and responsibility so carefully distributed that we 


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did not discover any serious dissatisfaction among tho 
Filipinos. We are fortunate to have had such wise leader- 
ship. There are a few instances where too nuch dictation 
from abroad threatened to disrupt the work of certain 
missions in the Islands. 


In the early part of the mission all the responsi- 
bility rested with the mission council. As the foreign 
conference developed, responsibility was handed over to it 
until now the major responsibility for conference work is 
carried by the conference itself. The last General Conference 
acted wisely when it gave more authority to these growing 
churches. A business committee, consisting of eight Filipinos 
and two missionaries, has full charge of the administration of 
conference affairs. This arrangement gives the Filipinos due 
recognition and liherty in the management of affairs. 


FILIPINO CONFERENCE 


It was our privilege to attend the Filipino 
Conference which convened March 34 - 28 at Baguio. The con- 
ference has come to the place where it provides nearly fifty 
percent of ites running budget. It also has a missicnary 
society which raises funds for the propogating of Christianity 
among the non-Christian tribes. Workers are provided rrom 
their own ranks and sent up into these needy places with the 
aid of these funds. 


It appeared to the deputation that closer super- 
vision of the work was necessary. The Business Committee 
therefore recommended the appointment of a Conference Superin- 
tendent and the Conference voted its approval. Rev. ©. P. 
Lorenzana was appointed. This is the first time a full-time 
Filipino Superintendent is in charge of the conference work. 

Such supervision will mean much to the Filipino preachers. 


UNION SEMINARY 


We were very much bmpressed with the Union Seninary 
and high school located at Manila. Plans are now on to intro- 
duce college subjects with a view of finally having a full 
college course available for such as wish to take the 
regular Seminary course leading up to the degree of B.D. 

The responsibility for this institution is divided into seven 
shares, which are carried by five denominations as follows: 

Presbyterian North 2, Methodist Episcopal 2, Congregational 1, 
Disciples 1, United Brethren 1. The contractor was just com- 


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pleting the erection of a $50,000 re-enforced concrete 
administratioi~building on Taft Avenue. It is a beautiful 
Structure and will add much to the cause of Protestanism in 
the Islands. We heartily endorse this institution and 
recommend our continued Support and cooperation. It is making 
possible a better and more thorough training for the ministers 
of the various denominations at far less cost than would be 
possible in separate institutions. 


THE EVANGEL PRESS 


One of the serious questions confronting mission 
boards and churches in every mission field is how to provide 
Christian literature for the new church. Our press, therefore, 
iS = Wh sb necessity. One of the main dialects of the islands 
is Ilocano. There are three mission boards working among the 
Ilocano speaking people. At present our press is the only 
one supplying Christian literature for this large constituency. 
The "Nambag a Damag", which we publish, is the only Christian 
weekly. The paper contains 16 pages, two of which carry news 
of the Methodist work among the Ilocanos. Methodist editors 
Supply the material subject to the approval of the publisher. 
The paper has 2,500 subscribers, 1,500 of these are from 
Methodist families, 500 from Disciple or Christian families 
and 500 from United Brethren. Both these communions are urging 
their members to read the paper. The Methodists are cooperat- 
ing officially. Since our visit a temporary arrangement has 
been made whereby the "Dalan ti Coppia", (Disciple publication) 
Will be issued in union with our "Nambag a Damag", This 
arrangement gives each of the three denominations two pages 
for denominational news and the remainder of the paper for 
general religious news. The temporary combination is to last 
for three months after which @ trial vote will be taken and a 
future pelicy determined by the Disciple Mission and Church. 

It is possible that they will take official action authorizing 
cooperation. In that event the whole Ilocano field will be 
open to the Evangel Press without any competition. With such 
an opportunity before us it igs imperative that we provide more 
adequate equipment. 


There are two possibilities before us. We can invite 

these two missions to join us in meeting the responsibility 

by incorporating the press and having them come in as joint 
owners on such terms as may be agreed upon. This may be the 
best way to secure the necessary equipment. Or we might have 
an understanding with them that their fields will be open for 
Solicitation of subscribers and business, and that they will 
give their moral support to the press, depending upon it to 


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supply the needs of their Ilocano missions. We have such on 
orrangenent with the Lethodists now. While they 2ssune no 
financial obligations, they provide a great field for business 
and become at once the representative and agent for the press 
in their own churches. They also secure their Ilocano Sunday 
School literature through the ivangel Press and recently 
subsidized its publication in order to get a better grace of 
paper in the quarterlies. 


Whatever arrangements may be made, we believe that it 
is important that the Press be improved. We have a good 
building well located in San Fernando, the capital of La Union 
and the center of the Ilocano population. The building is 
large enough to allow additional equipment. A medium size 
cylinder press with some new type is an immediate need. The 
"Naimbag" is issued now on two job presses which entail a 
great deal of time and work. 


BIBLZ TRAINING SCHOOL 


This institution is well located on an eminence 
overlooking San Fernando City and bay. It is housed ina 
comuiodious and well constructed building, giving ample 
accommodations for class work and dormitory. There is no 
better building in the city. The material equipment and 
location are not the best things about the institutions. The 
spirit of the school, the teachers and student body are more 
exceptional than the building. This is proven by the fact 
that it has been sending badk into the life of the church a 
constant stream of the most acceptable Bible women and 
deaconesses. iwhen the history of the United Brethren Lission 
in the Philippines is written, much credit will have to be 
given to these consecrated young women. They go out into the 
most difficult places and do work in many instances equal to 
a regular pastorate. 


The school can be made more useful by branching out 
and offering more inducements for a general education. Hereto- 
fore, the chief purpose has been to train deaconesses and 
Bible women. It should remain that, but in the meantine a 
larger student body could be served and young wozien given a 
Christien education under favorable conditions. Wwe deen it 
the part of wisdom to have this larger purpose in view. A 
trained Christian vomanhood is a valuable asset for any 
country. Such work can be carried on without infringing on 
the primary purpose of the school. In the meantime it can be 
made to serve a mucn larger constituency. 


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HOSPITAL 


Our medical work is carried on in connection with 
the government. It is the policy of the government to provide 
a hospital and medical facilities in each province. San 
Fernando, being the capital of La Union Province, is entitled 
to such an institution, but so long as we provide first class 
medical help and advantages the government will not interfere. 
It is their purpose to cooperate. The only doctors practicing 
at our hospital are the government health doctors. In this 
Way a fine cooperation is carried on. The mission provides a 
building, equipment and a nurse, and the government, through 
its doctors and health cepartment, turns all its patients over 
to our care. This opens many doors and makes possible points 
of contact with the people which could not be secured otherwise. 
It is a fertile field for personal work and Christian service. 


The work at present is being conducted in the former 
Bible Training School building. It is old and dilapidated. 
Very extensive repairs are necessary. If we are going to do 
medical work it is worth doing right. Since funds are on 
hand for the erection of a new building, we believe that it 
is advisable to have plans prepared to wake arrangements to 
begin work at an early date. 


IFUGAO 


It 18 a bub-province of Mountain Province and has a 
population of 66,000 according to constabulary reports. 
Kiangan is the capital. The government has a grade school and 
small hospital located there. It is in this town that Kiss 
lietzzger is stationed. <A motor road across the mountain into 
the capital was completed recently. This will make the 
province more accessable and open it to much larger business 
possibilities. The climate is much more healthful and cesir- 
able than in the lowlands. 


We have been talking about Ifugao for ten years. 

For ten years the mission has pled with us to provide a way to 
begin work. At last we are there with one missionary and two 
Filipino deaconesses. We have a lot on which a small native 
chapel has been erected. There is a wonderful opportunity to 
begin high school work anda through it reach the youth of the 
province. Colonel Dosser offers a well built house with 24 
acres of ground to the mission at a very reasonable figure. 
The house is finished in hard wood throughout and has every 
convenience possible in such a remote section of the Islands. 


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It is so arranged that it can be used for a missionary resi- 
dence, a dormitory for girls and still have two rooms for 
Classes. It would be impossible to buy the land and erect 
such a building now at the figure he offers to sell it. We 
recommend that the Board secure the same just as soon as it is 
possible. 


BAGUIO 


This is the summer capital of the Islands. Government 
officials have their summer headquarters there. It was re- 
ported that the Supreme Court of the Islands will be located 
there permanently. he location is one of the most delightful 
in the tropics, situated 4,380 feet above sea level and 175 
miles north of Manila. It is bound to become one of tne most 
popular places in the Islands. Good automobile roads connect 
+ with Manila, so that it is easily reached by train and bus 

ines. 


I should not be surprised to find Baguio one of the most 
beautiful places in the Far East and a popular retreat for 
conferences of one kind or another in the philippines. It is. 
growing rapidly. There are three churches in the town, Catho- 
lic, Episcopal and United Brethren. Our location is very good. 
An adjacent lot was purchased recently by the congregation so 
that We have now a most commanding and strategic position. 

This gives us ample room to provide the necessary buildings 
and equipment. 


The ‘situation is..suchas:to call for a regular mission= 
ry family, together with a strong Filipino preacher. There 

are three distinct phases of work which must be carried on if 
We mean to serve the community as it should be served. First, 
there are the Bontocs and mountain people who are native to 
this region. They belong to the non-Christian tribes and need 
to have a kind of primitive sission work done among them. 
Second, we have the Ilocanos, and English speaking Filipinos 
who are cultured and educated. Many of them are in govern— 
ment service. Third, there are the Americans, many of whom 
are locating in this eenter each year. Some of them are in 
government service, others in susiness. Several families are 
attending our services now. In order to mect such a variety 
of needs and build up a strong religious center in the cou.— 
munity, we must have better equipment and a larger staff. his 
ig an opportunity which would readily capture the imagination 
and good judgment of any missionary. It has captured our 
present staff, but we have not made it possible for them to 
carry out their desires in the matters It is important that we 
staff this statiogx properly and make provision for larger and 
better facilities for carrying on the work. A building which 


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will command the respect of the pvople and muut the situation 
is needed at once. Plans should be made at once to secure same. 


CHURCH UNION 


An vffort has buen made from the beginning of Protustant 
Missions in the Islands, to have all the Churches adopt the 
name "Evangelical", Filipino leadurs look forward to the time 
When a Filipino Evangelical Church will be established. 

Other efforts looking toward union Were made, but nothin 
definite was accomplished until two years ago. At that time 

the Presbyterian and Congregational churches in the philippines, 
which have always been independent of the home church, toted 

to enter the proposed union. Our own Filipino Conference 

took similar action, subject to the approval of the Home Roard. 


This action was submitted to the Executive Committee 
of the Here Board and the Missicn Council was autherized "to 
preceed with th. necessary stupé fer uniting with the 
Presbyterian and Congregational Churches", fhus fcerming a 
nucleus f¢r the Church of Christ in the Philippines. During 


our recent visit the plan of or anization was gubmitted to 
the Filipino Rnnual Conference or adoption. t was ‘ 


adopted with the following recommendations, and is submitted 
to the Board for its favorable consideration. 


"In addition to Article 6, we would say, 'The National Council 
shall not have power to make any alterations in the holding 

of property without the consent of the Foreign Mission Boards 
aha the conferences involved’. 


"In correction of Article II, (a) we would say that, ‘the 
children should be considered associate members of the church, 
and later on should be entitled to come in as active members 


of the church.’ 


"In addition to Article 23, We submit the following: 

tIt is understood that the district boundaries shall corre- 
spond to the present conference poundaries and shall not be 
changed without permission of the district or council and the 
Foreign Mission Beard having jurisdicticn Cver that regicn.' 


"fT4 is further understood that in erder t¢ maintain the 
greatest efficiency in Missicn work, that the co-cperating 
Foreign Mission Beards ccntinue the same relationship with 
the newly fermed districts as was naintained previcus tc the 
coming of thunch union in the philippines. 


"tBe it further understced that this relaticnship shall not 
be altered witheut the ocngent of the districts ccne.rned 
and the eccperating Forvign Missicn Beards.'" 


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This plan, if adepted, will net interfere in any way with 
the present responsibilitics which cach missicn is bvaring. 
It will not diminish that respcnsibility. The work Will be as 
distinct and the neuvd as pressing as ever. What it will do 
is this. It will strengthen the cause of Protustant Christi- 
anity. It will wake possible a united Ghristian pregram for 
the Islands. It will develep new confidence ameng the 
Filipinos in their ewn werk. It will medify erganizaticns 


a id o ei ! j j n C i ae 
pad syed sepegless pultiviiciiy erage tivistts Gnenewored 


prayer! We recommend its appreval with the prepesed recem— 
mendations. 


THE UNITED CHURCH IN MANILA 


Qtr mission werk in Manila was started primarily to meet 
the needs of the Ilecane speaking Filipinces whe came tc the 
city. Later the mission began te reach cut amceng the English 
speaking Filipino students. This lattur work 3 presented 
a much larger ficld than the fcrmer, because We Were l¢ecated 
in a center where 53 schools and colluges could be reached 
within a radius ef 5/8 of a mile. Their combined student 
body tctaled 10,000. It was an unusutl oppertunity because 
ef the pessibility cf influencing the future luyadership cf 
the Islands. New adjustments were made and the majer part 
ef the werk was carriud on in English in order te reach these 
yeung pecple. An Ilecano service was held at 8:00 A.M, This 
was fCllowed with Bible Schecl at 8:45 in English. There 
was One class in Ilccano fcr such as desired to enter it, and 
at 9:45 they had public worship in English. Thus the work 
and services were divided between the English and Ilocano 
in order to render the largest services and meet the nuner= 
cus necds on every hand. 


In December 1923 a propesiticn was made by certain 
leadurs that a unicn effort be launched in bshalf cf the 
students. Later a group ef Filipino lenders and scme iiissicn— 
arice gct tegether te discuss the pcssibilitivs of a United 
Church fcr the Philippines. A desire was uxpressed for an 
English speaking Filipine Church er. the north side cf the 
river. com tteea Was a printed ccngisting cf, representa- 
tives of the Congregational; Presbyterian and United Brethren 
Missicens. Plans of cccperation Were Agreed upon. Our church 
4n Manila sent an invitation te the leaders in the new meve- 
ment te jein their forces with the United Brethren ferces for 
a united effert ameng English speaking Filipines, especially 
students. The invitation was accupted and the United Church 
wag infermally launched. seen after this a committer meb, 
drew up a censtitution, statement cf faith and modeled its 
plan of organization after the Anerican Unien Church in Manila, 
Tt tock out incerperation papers March 24, 1924, under the name 
of The United Church cf Manils. This new ccngregaticn embraced 


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& major pertion ef cur cengregaticn in Manila. previcus to thig 
the | lecal congregation had veted tc turn Over its activitivs 
tc the United Church which has been wershiping with the United 
Brethren. Rev. Jchn Abellera was Berving both ccngregations 
as pastcr, All this transpired before the matter was finally 
presented tc the Mission Council. The rapid develcpment wag 
due tc a lack ef strict Supervision and the new spirit of 
autcnczy which is go evident everywhere. The Missicn Council 
favcered the prepbsitton and sent recemmendations tc the Ex- 
ecutive Committee at homes for approval. The Executive Com— 
mittce deferred action until after the visit of the deputation 
which was instructed to study the situation carefully. | 


This was done. The commission net with & spucially 
Appointed committee to confer on the matter. Several days | 
Were spent in M@nila and two Sundays with the congregation. 


We studied the work of the United Church from various angles. 


The congregation, composed of Filipinos and Americans, 
is growing under the pastorate of Rev. Juan Abellera. It has 
& program of religious and community activities for the city 
of Manila which is attractive and challenging. The Sunday 
School is well attended and carefully graded. All available 
Space is used and one class meets in the yard of the church, 
The attendance at the public’ worship is large and frequently 
the small auditorium is tared to its full capacity. They ned 
New and larger facilities amd equipment to carry on success— 
fully their work and meet the unusual Opportunities ef Chris- 
tian service awaiting on every hand. 


Twe possibilities confront us. First We can insist 
that the United Congregation become a regular and duly or- 
ganized United Brethren Church, and an integral part of the 
Foreign Mission Conference. If they refuse te de this we can 
deny them the use cf our building and ccntinue our work threugh 
the nucleus of Ilocano and English speaking Filipinos who re- 
main. Secend, we can draw up articles of agreement which will 
guard beth thvir interests and ours and form a union which 
will make possible ‘the premotion of the Kingdom interests in 
@ much more efficient and creditable way than either party 
concerned could do alone. 


After thoughtfully ebserving and studying the situation, 
We make the Bollowing recommendation for the purpose of con— 
Serving the results of the missicn and cthers whe have helped 
in develtping this larger agency. 
"Inasmuch as the pregram cf the United Church cf Manila premises 
to carry out in a large way the pregram tc which the Mission 
Was cemmitted, 


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"And,inasmuch ag they hope by their exam 
ple and leadership 
ag facilitate the union of the Various Evangelical Protestant 
urches in the philippines and are pledged to be a unit in 
the proposed United Church of Christ in the philippines which 
shall seek to Christianize and uhhfy the entire Islands, 


"And, inasmuch as their doctrine is in full harmony with the 
doctrine of the United Brethren Church and that of the tmion 
Seminary, with which’ we are cooperating and they are willing 
to be the agency through which our mission in the philippines 
can Operate and carry on work in Manila, 


"ANd, inasmuch ag they are in the midst of a campaign to 
raise 70,000 pesos ($35,000) for the erection of a new church 
building and are willi to enter into the agreement pre- 
sented in connection with thig report, 


"We, therefore, recommund that the Unitud Church of Manilla be 
allowed to use our property for the purposes spwcified in 
their Articles of Incorporation and that when the Church of 
Christ in the Philippines is formed and they become an in~ 
tegral part, that the property be devded in trust to then, 
according to the agreement entured into by the said partis.» 


AGREEMENT 


| n WHEREAS, The Foreign Missionary Society of the United 
Brethren in Christ, whose hvadquartsrs are in Dayton, Ohio, 
United States of Amuvrica, has been interevsatud in the founding 
and promotion of a Mission Station in Manila, Philippine 
Islands, and is the owner of certain real cstate situate at 
the corner of Calle Azcarraga and Calle Lupanto, in said City 
of Manila, more particularly described as follows: 


t AND WHEREAS, & greup Of Christian Filipino leaders of 
the varicus Pretegtant Churchys and dencminaticns in the 
philippine Islands have crganized and incorpernted an asso- 
ciation named The United Churoh of Manils, whese headquartcurs 


are in the City of Manila; and 


"fF said The United Church cf Manila is now rais-— 
ing findalt cutee popular subscription and pledgus, teward 
the construction ef a Church building, and for such purpose 
has secured in subscriptions and pledges ferty thousand 
(40,000) puses Philippine currency, OT twenty theusand dcellarg 


($20,000) United States currency; and 


byterian Church, the Congregatienal 
me tod Beothren in Christ are in prccess ef 
philippines, in which cther denemina- 
the United Church of Christ in 


" WHEREAS » 
Church, and the unite 
ferming 2 unicn in the 
tiens may join, to be kncwn %6 


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the Philippines, cr The 1 

ea oa v8, C Jnited Churches ef Christ in th 
Philippines, which The United Church cf Manila af exusadd® nies 
expressed the desire and intentien te center; and 


" WHEREAS; it is the desire and pclicy of The Fe 
Missicnary Sccliety of the United Bee Rin iatihiae ane 
Cperate effectively with said The ~pnited Church of Christ in 
the Philippines, and with the purpeses of the ~mited Church 
cf Menila, as expressed in its Articles cf Incerpcration, 
and with its plan te erect a suitable heuse of wership for 
1¥8 members, it is new agrced by and between The Foreign 
Missicnary Sccicty cf the United Bréthren in Christ-and fhe 
United Church cf Manila, as fellcws: 


"FIRST: Wyen the United Church cf Manila hus on deposit 
te its .credit..in ‘any ‘cf the ‘Banks cf the City. .of Manila net 
less than thirty-five thcusand (35,000) peses, Philippine 

rrencyy or seventeen thcusand, five hundred dollars ' 
($17,500.00) United States currency as 2 building fund for 
the ccnstruction cf its hcuse ef wership, The ynited Church 
cf Manila may enter upon the premises, abeve referred to, 
beulcnging te The Fercign Missicnary Seciety cf the United 
Brethren in Christ, -ccepy, demolish er remove such buildings 
therecn as may interfere with its plans f¢r a new Church 
building, and use the material therefrem as they may s6ce Fits 
The use cf said premises thereafter shall be withcut rental 
or cther charge. It is understecd &hd agreed that said new 
Church building prepcsed tc be erected upon said premises 
shall cest about seventy thousand (70,000) REN Philippine 
currency, cr thirty-five thousand dcllars ($35,000) united 


States currency. 


" - when the prepesed United Church of Christ in 

the chia teenie shall hate been fully ccnsummated and crgan- 
ized, and satisfactcry Sssurances shall have been given by 
The United Church cf Manila that it has jeined said The 
United Church ef Christ in the philippines and intends to 
remain in all respects a benafide cengregaticn cf said 
Church, The Foreign Missicnary Seciuty cf ibe United Brethren 
in Christ agrevs te convey te The United Chur ch Ot aor’ for 
the furtherance ef its corporate Reser e ere see hud eaee 
abtve daporibeds subjuct only te: the fotlowing 8: 

n ‘ ropurty shall be Aevected te and used exclusively 
ror thee cf the cause fer which The united Church cf 


Manila has been organized an‘ inecrperated. 


ae 


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meretq hc. Or in any manner encumber said property 

wi ut the written consent first had of The Foreign Missicn- 
ary Society ‘cf the United Brethren in Christ, or its 
succussergys 


"3. If said The United Church of Manila cunsus to exist 
cr te carry cut the primary purpcses fer which it has 
been crganized and inecrpcrated, as specified in its Articles 
ef Inecrporation, said preperty shall autcmatically refert to 
the Granter, The Forgien Missionary Seciety of the United 
Brethren in Christ. 


"TN WITNESS VHEREOF, The Fereign Missionary Seciety cf 
The United Brethren in Christ, by , its President, 
and , its Secretary, duly authcrized herein by 
resclution of the Beard of Birecters cf said Society, and 
The United Church er Manila. oy » its President, 
and > its Secretary, alse duly ahnthorized 
by res¢Lution cf its Board of Directcrs, have hereunte set 
their havidew io oe day of PMID iS pe ih ak 


We wish te statu, however, that we believe it would 
be disastrous to enccurage the organization cf independent 
churches througheut the Islands, and hereby express our 
disappreval of any such policy. We express the hope that 
this cne organization will blaze the way for the ccnsumma- 
tien of that large union which shall compose the Chunem, Of, 


Christ in the Philippines. 


STAFF 


1 a ‘ ‘nes demands feur families besides 
the a ee ei cae ae staff. One family is needed 
to manage the Evangel Press and assist in the werk at Soe ao 
Fernandc. Ancther is necessary te, meet, Cur nepesnene He : the 
Directors ef Union Theclogical Semino*y, Serer a full time. er 

3 itv, The werk 4 ge’ F eee 

Oe cee, Senne We fear the church will RDS sri alee 
tunity if a family is net Brenna auGbey, aa 
a Wes not. begin. ve | ; 3 tare ‘ 
ro oem ah teats a eseicnary family Me Gfiee ts ete a DBM 
Acctrs Kiangan ani Kaling2 call Loufily. . eRe a ee r 
itics invite our assistance in educaticna eoitie te de our 
youth cf these neglected areus: MGakeoperly. If Wwe dan 
werk well unlvss we can staff the tes 5 twent rear ; 

Ir We j i well for the next fifteen r v y MAA 5 
man these pinces at will ve passed ana . strceng ggressive 
the crisig, am Cul, Bed established. 


Filipino Church will have been 


#15 
CHINA 


China is undergoing great changes. She is in the nilst 
cf a rennissance. The travail ani pain cf a new life are 
suffered in every member cf her vast belly. The rennants cf 
the cli erder liv abcut in diserder and ruin, while the tender 
ferees of the new crder tedicusly ani procaricusly werk their 
way thrcugh this chaes te light and pcewer. 


The whele state ef affairs was indeed ccnfusing tc a 
visiter fren the Ofcident. It lecked at first as thcugh the 
rensen fer their distress was the lack ef A government. But 
after mere careful cbservation it appuared as theugh they 
Were cursed with tcc many gevernments — national and inter— 
naticnal. This umicubdtedly is cne cf the main factors in 
the present upheaval in China. They Were ruled frem within 
and fren without by tcc meny pCcwers which Were net gcvernnents 
in thegense that-they existed by right ef the consent of the 
gevurnude This situaticn must change. A twentieth century 
werld will net tolerate it. China will net tclerate it either. 
You might as Well try te compel the spreuting accrn to be 
satisfiva within the confines cf the nut as te try te stop 
the renaissance Which is taking place in the Far haste 


These changes are accempaniud by many other mcvementBe 
Seme aru goci, Cthers aru & menace te pregress and gocd 
gevernment. Anti-fereign ani anti-Christian forces are hinder 
ing the missicnary cause ani making it difficult fer the 
naticnal church t¢ press ferward as it cthurwWise would. 
Lawlessness and banditry make schecl werk uncertain and general 
evangelism unsafe. Parents are afraid te send their 
children cut of the village fer fear of having them kidnapped 
ani hela for ransom. Chincse pastcrs ef power and influence 
are not free tc travel because of these marauding bands cf 
robbers. For this reasen we tid not held » ocnference with 
cur Chinese prstcrse 


This general situation noite it impcssible as ‘ell as 
inadvisable tc visit all the missicn churches ani chapels. 
The first Suniay We worshipped with the Henam cengregaticn 
in Canten in the seccent story cf the Ccever Dispensary where 
they meet regularly. The fcllewing Suniay we separated, 
Bishep Clinpinger ccershipping in Cantcn ani I in Siu Lan 
with cur cengregaticn there. The next day 1 had services with 
the cengregation at Kau Chnu Kei. Besiies visiting twe cther 
chapels, this is the limit of cur centacts with the pastors 
ani lnayity cf the mission and the church. The last Sunday 
cur gurvicus were ita ce Mach Beep eT erian Gol aces Gane 

tudents and faculty 4 anton ristian College an 
te simi LAr pody at the Unicn Middle Scheel. We ant not 


#16 


fail te Mentic¢n the fact that we net in conference with the 
Official members of the Cantcn ani Siu Lan cCngregaticns, 
With the faculty cf the Beys Scheel, Siu Lam, with the 
Executive Committee cf the Divisional Council of the Church 
Of Christ in Kwangtung Previnee, ani with the Board cf 
Directers cf Cantey Hospital, Many cther private confcrenceg 
ani interviews were held with indivituals and small gercups 

Of missionaries and Chinuse Christians. New light was sought 
from every available source. 


MEDICAL MISSIONS 


Every branch of mission work is affucted by the prusent 

mee oad situaticn. The Canton Hespital, the oldest in 

ina, was compelled to olcse ites docrs a short time before 
we arrived because the Miscellaneous Workers! Union made 
Gemands which the hospital woul’ not must. When the insti- 
tution failed to comply with the regulations all help was 
Called cut cn a strike, pickets were stationed at the gates 
@énd all Chinese who attempted to enter were threatened and 
refused access. The Givil authorities were toampotent to en- 
ferce crder or toc much involved te want te do anything. 
The h¢espital remaing clesed to this date with no prcepects 
cf an early resumpticn cf work. 


RAMSBURG HOSPITAL 


The influence and prestige of this instituticn is grow 
ing stcadily. We visited the Cther so called hCspitals in 
Siu Lam. They might have passed a hundred years age in 
‘Anurica, but they would not pass new. Ours is the enly 
comacntable h¢espital ministering te the physical nevis of 
the 200,000 peeple living in that ccmmunity. Dr. Ccok 
bears full responsibility. He ig ably assisted by Miss 
Esther Schell, the head nurse. The constantly increasing 
patrcnage makes & heavy and cenfining ruspcnsibility for 
Cns mane <A Well trained Chinese assistant is needed. But 
it is difficult to secure cne, because mere remunerative 
positions can be had without much difficulty. 


It was first thought that twe American physicians cught 
te be stationed there. The needs in the ccmmunity would 
Warrant it and the practice 2t the hospital oculd be built 
up ina reascnable time to require the services 58 two mene 
But this plan does not meet with the general approval of the 
Medical force con the field. Refurence will be mate to this 
in a later paragraph. 


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HONAM MEDICAL WORK 


The Coover Dispensary andthe Maternity Hospital at 
he Eden are rendering a high type of Christian ‘ieee y 
ITs Bigler‘s thirty-five years of continuols practice Rave 
established a wide reputation for these worthy institutions. 
The work has developed so as to be self-supporting except for 
the salary of the missionary, buildings and equipment which 
thes Board provides. 


A visit to the Coover Dispensary one morning found 
the waiting list included nearly 200 patients. The maturnity 
hospital is no less popular. I%t is our opinion that this 
work shoul’? be contimed as it has been under the direction 

of Dr, Bigker until the larger plan for medical work is 
ultimately completed. 


PUBLIC HEALTH WORK 


Dr. Frank Oldt is our representative on the staff of 
the Canton Hospital which was closet recently because cf labor 
treubles. Under the auspices of the hospital, he has been 
premeting public health ani sanitation campaignae The first 
cne of cut-standing success Was ocnductul against gambling 
and seciaAl vice. It showed how these twe evils affect the 
nervcus system and general health. This past winter he 
assisted the municip2l autheritics in 2 great vaccinaticn 
campaign, A total of 30,000 Chinese Were vaccinated in cne 
weeke This is remarkable ecnsidering hew little China-cf-the- 
past depended upen medern medicines A recent letter says 
that he has been asket te assist in a rats exturminaticn cam- 
paign te guard against plague. 


He is making a careful study gisc ef night scil and 
its usese The suat of the heck-werm with its vvil results 
ie in the, nRiene aotys “It Ws absclutely necessary tc use it 
for fertilizer in order so grew the feed stuffs which are 
necded.- The pecples applying it te th. ficlds, get the gurm 
inte their system threugh screvs Cn their bare feet. Dr. Oldt 
ig making a close study and resvarch to discever whether 
there is not some way in which the larva in the scil can be 
killed without destreying its value as fertilizer. Se far no 
methed is knewn to science by which this can be dcnee 


This kind of missicn werk ig ameng the mest pepular in 
South Chinde Miley institutions are being clcsed and cthers 
are finiing it difficult tc comply with gcvernnent requirement s, 
this work {6 tllewed £0 ge One: It has the apnreval of the. 
goverment and frequently its eccperaticn and financial supper t. 
It may weem to you to be a kind cf indirect missionary work. 


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a it is, but it is a most effective kind in the end. 
e heartily approved of what is being done and endorse it is 


a fine approach to the hearts of istur 
11 dUSSREER Gini a much disturbed and 


NEW PLAN 


_ There is a prevailing opinion among our medical men in 
China, that the Mission Boards ought to center their medical 
efforts on building up one good medical school for Kwangtung 
Province. They believe that the smaller outlying hospitals 


should become auxilaries to this large central institution. 
Young Chinese doctors should be urged to work there after 
their internship, or even during thvir internship, providing 
the institution has a practice sufficiently large. The medical 
men say that if we continue the present policy We ghall heal 

s limited number of China's sick. And this is necduvd very 
badly, but in the end multitudes will be untouched and when 
the labors of the missionary cvase China will be no better off 
save for the fact that a few hundred or thousand people have 
been relieved. On the other hand if our efforts are concen- 
trated on training Chinese in the practice of medicine we shall 
be teaching China to heal herself. Shall we continue to heal 
a limited number of China's suffering mass Of shall We adopt 
the policy of teaching China how to cure herself? Which is 
the better plan? The deputation recommends the latter because 
it is sure to result in greater permanent good. This plan 
will affect our general policy 8s followed heretcefore in our 
smaller medical instituticns. 


MILLER SEMINARY 


tf the women whe put 60 much inte this instituticn 
could sec it, they would net regret fer cCne minute what they 
didec bt vs er & wonderful instituticn. The two buildings 
are ccmmanding and attractive. They are cemfertable and 
serviceable. “Ne instituticn Ce akk in at ae East is 

; 106 he atmcsphere © « compound is s¢ 

better equipped. Tatmosphers cf the ccengested city lying all 
arcund it, that it is neticed immediately on entering the gate. 
The girls afte free and happy. They are clean and healthy look-— 
ing. The disciplinu and erder of the schecel are goecd and the 
educational standing among the best. It was our privilege 
tc attend the twenty-fifth anniversary on April 9, the date 
being changed frem March llth, in order tc have us participate 
in the celvbraticns There Wefe fully 500 present, including 
the pbhudents,» at the afternccen exercises» This institution 


deserves the Loyal suppert it ig receiving. 


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th. The white ants have mide such inrcads cn the timbers in 

¢ reef of the Administraticn building that the missicn is 
pape te have the whele roef rebuilt in the near future. It 
a4 ae tmpCssible to keep these pebbs out except by using 
Teen Crovd ccnerete Cr hard wocd, but the price of the same 
was prohibitive at the time of construction. 


UNION INSTITUTIONS 


(We are cccperating in theee such instituticns. It was 
Cur privilege te visit and Pboserve the work cf vach cone, 


Union Middle Schecl 


This schecl was formerly Operated by the American 
Presbyterian Board, In July 1919 representatives of the 
Church of Christ in China, the American Presbyterian Missicn, 
the United Brethren Mission and the American Beard Mission, 
recrganized the schocl and made it a union institution. These 
beards made these arrangements in order to provide a thoroughly 
equipped Christian high schocl fer boys. It is lcecated a 
few squares frem our Missicn compound on Fong Tsuene There 
are three large permanent buildings - administraticn, dor- 
mitery with chapel and residence. Several temporary mat sheds 
are lecated on the campus also, in order tc accommedate all 
the students. The enrcllment last year was more than 300. 

Our missicn prevides one faculty unit and a part of the ad- 
Ministrative expense. 


Unien Normal Schcol 


The following missions .rv cocpernting in this schoel: 
American Board of Commissions for Fercign Missicns (Cengre— 
ational), Presbyterian Foreign Missicn Beard, New Zealand 
Rorotee Mission (Presbyterian), Foreign Missicnary Secicty 
United Brethren in Christ, and Wemen's Beard of the Canadian 
Presbyterian Church, The schocl is successcr te the Fulton 
Kindergarten Training Schocl and has graduated 55 teachers. 
Of these, 48 are teaching at the present time, twe are cen~ 
tinuing studies elsewherve Forty-seven of the fifty-five 
graduates are church members and the cthers are sympathetic 
te Christianity. Ferty-seven cf the fifty-five are teaching 
in Christian Schecls. The institution has supplied several 
teachers for Miller Seminary. Graduates of the Spedsibend: fre- 
quently go te the Union Nermal Scheel fcr specia ty ning in 
normal werk, The schocl is thercughly Christian 9 
filling a great necd in Scuth China. The rene: ee i in 
Kwangtung are dependeny upon this institution for their 
. - teachers We furnish cne teacher and cne current 
ore onei uit ee #600. Miss May Dick is Our representative on 
the faculty. 


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Union The. l¢gical Cellege 


On March 17th, 1914, representatives cf seven missicns 
met te form a previsional beard of directcrs fer 2 Unicn Thee- 
lcegical Gellege as fcllcws: American Beard (Congregaticnal), 
Wesleyan Methcdists, American Presbyterian, New Zealand Presby-— 
terian, United Brethren, Church Missienary Scciety and Lendon 
Missionary Scciety, Later the Canadian Presbyterian Missien 
jcined the greup, Since that time the schecl has grewn steadily 
until it has a very desirable lecatien with three large sub- 
stanti.l buildings and several residences fer faculty members, 
phe tctal number cf graduates in ten years was 96. Of this 
number 86 are serving in Kwangtung Prcevincee. The leadership 
of the Chinese Church in Scuth China is dependent upen this 
institution. Rev. Cc, W, shcecp represents us cn the Beard ef 
Directers, Rev. J, §, Innerst is cur representative cn the 
faculty. It was cur privilege to attend the annual mecting of 
the Beard ef Directors of this institution. 


The American Beard (Congregaticnal), has recently 
decided to close out its work in Scuth China and dispose of 
igs property. They have a very gocd residence located cn 
the Cellege Campus. Inasmuch as cur Beard appropriated funds 

mere than a year ago fer the erection of a new residence and 
inasmuch as the building has net beun erected because cf the 
disturbed political cenditicn, We therefere reconmend the 
purchase cf said preperty if the price is reagcenable and the 
political situaticn permits the oun ee tc BEOCeie with its 
works The hcuse is well build and substantial. few 
minor repairs are necessary, but it is pessible the American 
Beard will allow fcr these in the purchase price. 


We wish tc emphasize this fact in cennecticn with 
the ifistitutions. They are as much & part of cur respensi- 
bility and werk as any cther thing We are doing on the field. 
Since we have entered the unicn we must be prepared te carry 
cur share of the werk. the success of the whole enterprise 
depends upon how well cach unit bears its part. Again these 
institutions are dcing vhat we shculd have te do alone in some 
manner if We Were net in the unicen. We weuld find it exceed 
ingly ccstly and less satisfactory if we were te undertake 
these various phases cf werk alone. Any tendency to viclate 
Or ignore our relation te these institutions Will in the end 
de damage to what we lock upon as purely our cwn reppcnsi- 
bility. We must think as sericusly ani plan as carefully 
for this phase.of. our werk as fcr any other, It is cur work, 
It is a part cf our missicnary program cn the field. Thege 
union enterprises make pcesible a higher grade of work than 


could be accomplished otherwise. 


#21. 


GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 


; We come now to a question of vital importance and 
great interest. It is the same question which Boards carry- 
ing on work in India and Japan had to face a few years ago. 
We did not have to make any decision in the case of Japan 
because we had no educational work or institutions. It is 
different in China. Sooner or later we shall have to de- 
clare our position on the following educational requirements 
which the government is putting into effect: 


‘ 'We hereby officially set forth six regulations govern- 
ing the application for recognition by educational institutions 
established by funds contributed from foreigners. 


1. Any institution of whatever grade established by 
funds contributed from foreigners, if it carries on its work 
according to the regulations governing various grades of 
institutions as promulgated by the Ministry of Education, 
will be allowed to make application for recognition at the 
office of the proper educational authorities of the Govern- 
ment according to the regulations as promulgated by the 
Ministry of Education concerning the application for recogni- 
SL0N) Oly Gaceuoes tno mee educational institutions. 


2. Such an institution should prefix to 1ts official 
name the term "szu lih' (privately established). 


dy, The president, oF principal of such an institution 
should be a Chinese. If such president or principal has 
hitherto been a foreigner then there must be a Chinese vice- 
president, who shall represent the institution in applying 
for recognition. 


4. tf the institution has a board of managers, more 
than half of the board must be Chinese. 


5. The institution shall not have as its purpose the 
propagation of religion. 


6. The curriculum of such an institution should conform 
to the standards set by the Ministry of Education. Itshall 
not include religious courses among the required subjects." 


#22. 


These new regulations mark an important stage in a 
long discussion as to the position of mission schools. 
Graduates of registered and recognized schools and colleges 
receive preference in government service. If the mission 
school does not register it places a handicap upon all its 
graduirting students who may desire to work for the government, 


: The question Confronting the Christian force is, 
Are we prepared to accept these conditions?" Dr. Henry T, 
Hodgkin said, "Not to fall in with these regulations would 
seem to lead to ultimate extinction of the Christiin schools, 


although a number might be maintained without registration for 
many years. | | 


To accept the regulations may seem to some to involve 
& compromise with our fundamental aim. It behoves all 
Christian educators to consider whether this is renlly so. A 
common line of action would seem to be most desirable. The 
indications are that most Christian educators in China will 
very gratefully accept the accept the regulations and seek to 
bring their schools in this way into the national system, so 
that they will no longer be regarded as exotic. Some will 
probably still feel that so long as the third clause remains 
they must be content to carry on outside the national systems." 


We found a marked difference in opinion anong 
missionaries. Some were strongly in favor of registering all 
schools and putting the study of Christianity on a voluntary 
basis. They felt that it marked advance in Chinese toleration 
and that Christianity would be benefitted in the end if it 
made the study of religious subjects and chapel service. 
voluntary. Others were sure that if they accepted the regula- 
tions they would have to compromise their presént pusition. 
The question is important and cannot be evaded. It may adjust 
itself in the new reorganization which is pronosed, but we 
cannot depend on that. We believe that it is advisable for 
the various missions to act in unison on this matter if it 


is possible. 


Our three leading grade schools have been reorganized 
with Chinese principals at the head of each. The Boys! School 
and the Girls! School in Honam have been put under the 
direction of the Canton Church and the Boys! School in Siu Lan 
under the direction of the Siu Lam Church. The plan was tried 
this past year and worked very well. In the case of the 
Piu Ying School Mr. Kintigh required the parents to agree that 
their boys be taught the Bible and attend religious services, 
He required such consent before the boy was allowed to 
register. In that case he made the natter optional and 


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voluntary to this extent, that they did not need to send their 
son, but if they did it was understood that he would be 
taught religious subjects. T might add that in addition to 


this the children of these scnools attended the Sunday services 
in a body while we were there, | 


a The same is true of Miller Seminary, The Bible and 
Christianity were being taught as regular subjects. Sometines 
it was under some other term, but in the end it was the same 
thing. At the present the school has a Chinese principal. 

We believe that it would be advieable for the Mission and the 
Chinese Church to select a small Board of Directors for Miller 
Seminary, consisting of Chinese and missionaries, We believe 
that it is advisable to comply as far as possible with govern- 
ment requirements in reference to organization and supervision, 
and ta put religious instruction on a voluntary basis. 


It Jocks as though the existence of any mission 
school was a violation of regulation number five. The inter- 
pretation of said article by the Depxrtment of Education, 
according to the latest information, declares that the purpose 
is not to prohibit the tenching of religion but to assure 
religious liberty. CGhristianity may be taught in the schools 
but it must not be made compulsory. This gives such freedom 
that compliance with it should not interfere with the spread 
of Christian truth. 


PERIOD OF TRANSITION 


Missions are in the midst of transition in China, 
especially in South Ghina. The conference which met with 
Dr. John R. Mott in Shanghai this past January recommended 
the following as a mission policy for the future. 


"This Conference is of the opinion that the consummation 
of the missionary task is the establishment of a self-govern- 
ing, self—provagating and self-suppovving Church. That 
Church should have full freedom in the development of its 
spiritual life; it should have ecel¢sissiical autonomy. — 
Neither the Chinese Christians nor tne forcign missionaries 
can be satisfied with anything less than this. 


The administration of the whole Christian enterprise, 
including all these forms which are supported from within and 
without China, should pass as rapidly as possible to the 
Church in China. 


'¥ission' has been a useful unit of Christian work, 
But tne HeeKea of its earlier large responsibility is closing. 


a 


#o4. 


pa be schedule for the disappearance of its authority will 
rks Pe ee and ecclesiastical orpfanizations. But the 
authority of the Mission as an organization of foreigners 


should now much more rapi 
Y ae + apidl ai Sa ear rT , anid . 
enterprise in China." Ai ehh fron tae Christian 


tions pas discovered during our visit that these recommenda- 
ons revresented the best thought of the best mission 
aduinistzators. Dr. E. 0. Lob@istine, foreign secretary for 
the National Christian Council in China, said in a conference 
we had with him in reference to this matter, that it was safe 
to entrust the Chinese with more responsibility than they 
desire at present, Ee said he would rather err on the side of 
giving them too much than on the side of holding responsibility 
too long in the hands of the mission. The danger scems to lie 
in the fact that the boards do not have enough confidence in 
the results which their Labors abroad produced. 


At a retreat and conference held last November and 
attended by representatives of British and American Mission 
Boards, also by leading Chinese Christians, the following 
resolution was adopted: 


"In our judgment the time has come when, in the best 
interests of the Kingdom of Christ and the development of a 
self-sunperting, self-governing and self-propagating Chinese 
Church the direction and control of the work hitherto caxried 
on by the Missions in Kwangtung cooperating with the Church 
of Christ in China, should be committed to the Divisional 
Council of hie Church.” 


Tho Executive Committee of the Kwangtung Divisional 
Council of the Church of Christ in China took the following 
actions 


"That in aur judgment the time has cone for the 
realization of the complete autonomy of the Chinese Church. 
Therefore the administration of the various forums of work 
carried on by the Missions cocverating in the Divisional 
Council cf the Church of Christ in China should be given over 
to the sane as soon as possible." 


CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA 


The plan ie to unite all the churches of the various 
missions or as many of the miseions as will agree, into one 
organization, the Church of Christ in China. 


Our Mission Council in China took action in February 


FOO 6 


1925, requesting the Board to take official action recognizing 
their organic participation in the United Church of Christ in 
China. The Board at its annual meeting, Novenber 1925, made 
the following pronouncerent in the report of the Committee on 
the Native Church, which was adopted. "We are grateful for 

the formation of the Church of Christ in China and we look 
with favor on the inclusion of our own work in the fellowship 
of this great nation-wide Church." The Church of Christ in 
China is a reality. The next question is this: Are the 
boards willing to make the Divisional Council of the Church of 
Christ in China its administrative agent on the field? Hereto- 
fore the boards dealt directly with their respective Mission 
Councils. If this plan is adopted the boards will deal with 
the Divisional Council. This Council is elected by the 

Chinese Church and consists of both Chinese and missionaries. 
It will fix the budget for the work and submit it to the 
various boards. It will survey the field and determine the 
nunber and kind of missionaries needed. All business formerly 
transacted between the Mission Council and the hone poard will 
be transacted between the Divisional Council and the home 
board, execpt such matters as refer to the personal affairs of 
the nissiGnaries and such institutions as the Chinese Church 
has not felt able to assume full responsibility fora. Vea 
Mission Council at its meeting in April recomended that we 
approve this transfer of responsibiiity with the exceptions © 
sucvestesd - personal allowance, salary and residence of missi on- 
ary end the institutional work which is largely finnneed by 
the mission board. The deputation concurred in this opinion. 
We believe that the present situation in China makes 
imperative such an adjustment. 


) j j } it desires 
If the new organization goes into effect, it 

the services of Rev. C. W. Shoup-to head up its department of 
Religious Education and the Sunday School Work. The committee 
has already expressed this desire to the Mission and deputa- 
tion. The Mission recommends that the request be granted and 
we concur in this recommendation. — 


BULLDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 


hand to assist the 
ince the Board has the money oni i 
Canton bint phteeatton in erecting a new pbuilding, Hs Dee Ne 
that the same should be started just as soon as oe oon ‘ 
tions warrant it. The present time is Peserepin e ene 
eottled to attempt eett on. Se ee ee oe sibrot whe 
is ious question. - | 

Teisas 8 aura decan plans and buildings in eae ae 

fr skys tly been too elaborate and far remove . # ng 
ne ‘Chi ‘ had It set up 4 standard which they cou not 
pee nto Hendile fimanosally- It created institutions the 

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up-keep of which the Chinese will not be able to (ota ia Mis ob 
years to come. It subjected the Church to the criticism so 
prevalent in China today and placed then among the capitalists 
and imperialists, The charge ig false, but the fact renains 
that some mission buildings do represent unusual capital 


investment and at least furnish grounds for attack by the 
enemy. 


STAFFING THE FIELD 


Min Nothing definite can be planned as long as the 
political situation remains so uncertain. The mission ad- 
Vises against sending out any hore missionaries at this tine 
than are absolutely necessary to carry on the work. The 
Situation may clear in a fortnight - it may remain unsettled 
for ten years. This is the more probable, Whatever the 
immediate results, everybody is of the opinion that the 
ultimate results will be for the good of China. The whole 
trend of affairs as viewed by those who are most compitent 
to judge is forward. 


Additional missionaries can be used just as soon as 
the new organization gets to functioning properly and the 
country is open, with reasonable safety, to evangelistic work. 
A mere fringe of China's vast population has been reached, 

An almost super-human task still confronts the church, It. 
will require the cooperation of the Church Of, Christ in 
China and a large missionary staff for years to cone. 


The Chinese Church wants the missionary. One of the 
most frequent requests was that they might be continued on the 
field. The Chinese Christians feel they cannot get on with- 
out them. The shift in responsibility and the new relation- 
ship between the missionary and native leaders has not 
diminished the need of either. It would be disastrous to 
separate them now. The present state of affairs denands 
the best in consecration, Christian fortitude and missionary 
statesmanship. The average will not suffice for the present 
Situation. The church is well represented in the staff now 
on the field. They have counted the cost and know what it 
means to follow the Man of Galilee in His tramp across 
China. The Church nust keep them there, for as one Chinese 
Said, "They represent the best that the west has sent to the 
Far East", Nothing superceeds the nodest, fearless, thorough- 


ly consecrated missionary. 


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JAPAN 


Japan is making rapid progress. The transition has 
been so great that it is difficult to believe except for the. 
facts. From feudalism to law and order, from a hermit nation 
to one of the world powers, from ignorance to almost universal 
literacy among the children and young people in seventy. years 
1S an extraordinary achievement. Japan did it. 


/ Material progress has been naticeable also. Accommo- 
dations of every kind can be secured. Their transportation is 
good. Their industrial centers are growling rapidly. Sanitation 
and health are carefully guarded by faithful public officials. 
It is no exaggeration to say that the whole nation is at work. 
Industry is a marked characteristic of the Japanese. Their 
fields and farms are very clean and well cultivated. Their 
smoke stacks and factories are becoming as numerous on the 
horizon of their industrial centers as oursl 


| Christianity has entrenched itself in Japan. A grow- 
ing Japanese Church is a living epistle, teaching and preaching 
the Gospel in wide areas. It is influencing the country far 
more widely than its numerical strength would indicate. The 
hew standards and ideals which are being introduced constantly 
point to this. The government, business, incustry, education 
and social life are all more or less effected byidt. -Christian-— 
ity made its first comverts among the Samurai class which 
furnishes many leaders for the new Janan. Christians are found 
among army ahd navy officers, state officials, university 
professors, and leading business men. A professor in the 
[Imperial University at Tokyo said, "At least a million Japanese 
outside the Christian Church have so come to understand 
Cnristianity that, although as yet unbaptized, they are framing 
their lives according to the teachings of Christ". 


OTHER MISSIONS 


The deputation studied the work of other missions in 
Japan. Interviews with such men as Drs. D. W. Learned, Hilton 
Pedley, A. Oltmans, H. E. Coleman and S. H. Wainright were 
arranged. We visited the Kwansei Gakuin School at Kobe 
(Canadian Methodist) and met Dr. J. C. L. Bates, the president. 
We also visited the Aoyama Gakuin School. at Tokyo (M.E.) A 
helpful interview with Dr. Wm. Axling and an interesting visit 
through his wonderful institution, the Tokyo Misaki Tabernacle, 
Was arranged. These all contribuved to our fuller understand- 
ing of the mission problems and possibilities in Japan. Other 
Mission projects were visited but I shall not stop to discuss 


them now. 


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OUR MISSION 


We found our mission work small in comparison to what 
Se other boards were doing, but well prganized and efficient- 
y administered. The work stretches from Tokyo to Kobe and is 
centered largely in the big cities. Nine of our nineteen 
churches are in cities of half a million or more. Four others 
in cities of e50000r Over. The ramaining six are in towns 
ranging from five to twenty thousand. I had the privilege of 
visiting every one of these congregations and speaking to 
practically all of them. In each place we have a flourishing 
congregation served by a Japanese pastor. Many of these men 
have had fair training and are doing acceptable work. Some of 
the pastors take rank with the leaders in Jn2pan. It was 
gratifying to know that out of the twenty-five best sermons 


selected from the pulpits for 1925, two of them came from 
our men, Rev. Yasuda and Rev. Yabe. 
STAFF 


It was the unanimous opinion of the Council and the 
Conference that the staff should remain as it is. They believe 
that it is unwise to increase tne number unless we can first 
meet some of the property needs. If the Board cannot do both 
it is certainly more imperative to help them secure equipment 
than to send out additional workers. Successful new workers 
would make the demand for new equipment greater in a few days. 
Then both they and the Japanese pastors would be handicapped 
further. We believe that more will be achieved by making it 
possible for our Japanese pastors to do better work. They are 
men of the native soil and remain on the ground to spend their 
lives in the cause of our Lord. 


This does not mean that the Japanese do not want the 
missionaries. It is not that at all. They made a special 
request, petitioning us to keep them on the field for these 
reasons: 


1. To keep the Japanese from becoming too nationalistic. 


2. To interpret the best in Japan to the best in other 
nations 


3. To work in the smaller centers where the missionary 
(foreigner) has much more influence than the unpopular 


Japanese preacher. 


If the Board were ina position to send out more 
workers and at the same time help to provide buildings, 
additional workers would be heartily welcomed. 


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PROPERTY NEEDS 


The most préesing question in our mission is how to 
secure more adequate @cuipment, The pastors and people need 
tools with which to work. Buildings will give them more 
influence and permanency in the community. The present 
Situation is as follows, 


Equipment Supplied Equipment Needed 
Tokyo 
Harajuku - Church and lot 
parsonage and lot 
Shibuya - Chureh and lot 
Parsonage and lot 
Okubo - Church and lot Parsonage 
Lot for parsonage 
Hon .Giic Barracks Chapel and lot Church and lot 


Parsonage and lot 
Chiba District 


Funabashi - Chavel and lot 
Parsonage and lot 


Noda - Chapel and Lot Parsonage and lot 
Matsudo - Church and lot 

jag Parsonage and lot 
hi - Chapel and lot 

iad Parsonage and lot 

Tokaido 

- aly Church and lot 

eit Parsonage and lot 
Church and lot 

SUS Parsonage and lot 

Shizuoka Chapel and Lot Parsonage and lot 

Nagoya - Lot for church Church 


Parsonage and lot 


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Equipment Supplied Equipment Needed 
Shiga District 
Kusatsu - Church and lot 
Parsonage and lot 
Zeze - Church and lot 
Lot for parsonage Parsonage 
Otsu - Loo stor: COUpoH Church 


Central Japan 


Kyoto First - Church and lot 
Parsonage and lot 


Kyoto — Chapel Church and lot 
Rakusal Parsonage and lot 
Osaka —- Church and lot 


Parsonage and lot 


Kobe = Church and lot 
Parsonnge and lot 


The foregoing facts give you some idea of the 
situation. If there was some way by which we could help 
these places to secure lots and buildings it would help 
immensurably the work in Japan. The congregations which have 
no buildings re worshiping in rented Japanese houses and 
store rooms. They served very well in the early part of the 
work. But if the church is to wield an effective inrluence 
permanent buildings are as essential there as in America. 


We have several fairly good frame structures which 
are always well kept. The Japanese take an interest in their 
churches as well as their homes and keep them clean and in 
good repair. I was glad to see this and so report it back 


to, you, 


The question of equipment was considered very care- 
fully with the missionaries and Japanese pastors. Land. is 
very expensive, especially in the large cities where much of 
our work is located. It was thought best in our conference 
with the workers on the field that the Boara take the 
initiative in helping the Japanese secure lots end that the 
local congregations take the initiative 1n proviains funds 
for the buildings. The mutual understanding was that each 


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would help the other in the wh j 

' ole project, but if the Board 
made itself responsible for the lot it would look to the 
congregation to go ahead with the building. 


SALE RECOMMENDED 


The Society has a valuable lot in the heart of Tokyo 
con tehaa: i 98 *-*z . tsubo (tsubo - 36 square feet). It is : 
nown as she Nihombashi lot. The church and building in this 
section were destroyed during the earthquake in 1923. It is 
considered unwise to rebuild because it will be in the center 


of the business Gistrict. The Board has authorized the mission 
to sei aa: 


Business interests are building up the devastated 
area. The lot is bound to be in demand some time at a very 
good figure. It is on the market now, but the financial 
situction is so pressing, due to the wrr 2nd heavy losses in 
the earthquake, thot there -is no ready market for such a 
valuable piece of ground. It is better to wait until we can 
secure a reasonable price, than to forde a sale at this time. 
This means that pressing needs elsewhere must be deferred. 
This cannot be helped. We can trust our Mission Council and 
Japanese brethren to act wisely in the disposal of the land. 


There is also a second missionary residence in 
Tokyo (1929 Shimo Shibuya) which could be sold. If we follow 
the plan recommended by the National Christian Council of 
Japan and also our own mission any new efforts which we put 
forth in the future will be among the rural population. This 
can be done most effectively if the missionary resides among 
the people and not in some big city miles away. It is the 
opinion of the deputation that on the recommendation of the 
Mission Council and Japanese Conference, this residence 
ought to be sold and the proceeds invested in property and 
equipment for the Chiba District. 


OSAKA 


Osaka has grown so rapidly that it is rivaling 
Tokyo in population. It is estimated that more than two 
millions live within its limits and environs. It seems 
destined to become the biggest industrial center in Japan and 
probably in all the Far East. Land is steadily becoming more 
expensive. We have a growing congregation which Aas 
accumulated about 7,000 yen toward 4 lot and building. At 
present they are worshiping in a rented Japanese house. It 
will possibly take thirty or forty thousand yen to secure the 
kind of a location we need. We sat in conference with the 
pastor and several leaders in this church and discussed the 
best plans for securing the necessary lot and building. Every 


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day we put off the purchasing of a location the value of lots 
INT GABE "ot Me amo Zoe mene remain there, and there are 

mony Teasons why we should, we shall have to secure e permanent 
location and some buildings. It was agreed that a certain 
amount of the Bale price of the Nihombashi lot be used to 
purchase a location in Osaka. Other arrangements will have to 
be made for the building. The Japanese may be able to provide 


ra small frame structure themselves if we take the responsibility 
of securing a lot. 


MATSUDO 


. This is a town of 10 or 12 thousand population. It 
1S 2 county seat and the central place in which to carry on 
our rural work in Chiba Ken District. Some ten years ego we 
assumed full Tesponsibility for the evangeliztion of this 
section of the district. It includes a population of 300,000. 
This is an important rural community just north of Tokyo and 
very easily reached from there. At present we have a small 
congregation which is meeting in a Japanese house. The 
misslon has :meither a lot nor a permanent building of its 
own. We are of the opinion that we should lay plans to press 
this work more strenuously. 


OTSU AND ZEZE 


Rev. J. Edgar Knipp and Rev. K.Yabe are doing a 
very striking piece of rural evangelism in this region. It 
is the best rural work in our mission. So far it has been 
exceptionally successfu. It could not be otherwise with men 
like Mr. Yabe and Rev. Knipp at the head of it. They have a 
program which aims to reach the whole country side by making 
various points of contact. The program includes all the 
phases of church work together with kindergertens, night 
classes in Bible and English, visitation among the public 
Schools with addresses on various questions, labor meetings 
for the working men, and for the farmers, Sunday Scnools in 
ail the farming villages, dormitory for boys in the Normal 
School and special meetiings for mothers. In this way they 
are broadening the influence of the Christian Church. We be- 
lieve that this program should be carried forward as a kind 
of demonstration of what can be done in these great neglected 
areas. 


COUNTRY EVANGELISM 


n trying to discover the best place as well as the 
most nesaye SES rot missionaries in these days of progress 
end transition we observed that in the opinion of the Japanese 
Church that place was the rural towns and communities. ke 
K. Miyazaki, Secretary of the National Christian Council o 


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Japan, said, “The missionary's greatest opportunity lies in 
the unevangelized rural comaunities". Dr. §. H. Wainright was 
of the Opinion that missionsries would have more influence in 
rural communities than Japanese pastors. He gave as his 
reasons for that statement, (a) The church does not have 
pastors to send into such communities who are strong enough to 
command the respect and win the confidence of the people. 

(db) The missionary has more prestige and infi@uence in such a 
community and will therefore get a more ready hearing. (c) 

He will get more recognition because he is a foreigner. 


Res The Japanese Mission Conference was also of the 
opinion that the most needy place now for the missionary was 
in the rural districts which have been so badly neglected. 
More than 70% of the people in Japan live in the country 
procucing food. Mr. ©. M. Warren, who has given himself ex- 
clusively to rural evangelism, said in 1922 that 6.4% of the 
Protestant missionaries live among forty-six million or 82% 
of the people, and that . 93.6% lived among ten million, or 
18% of the people. The missionaries were distributed in this 
way between the rural and city populations. The proportion 
has changed very little since these figures were compiled. It 
is apparent, therefore, how neglected the rural sections really 
are. We recommend that our work in Japan be directed more and 
more toward reaching the country people. It is necessary that 
we help our Japanese brethren to bring the work in the cities 
to the highest efficiency. We must not neglect this. It will 
furnish the base from which the Japanese church must carry on 
in the future. In the meantime if an extensive work is done 
it should be in the direction of rural evangelisn. 


DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY 


The United Brethren Church never undertook to build 
up an educational institution in Japan. It depended on other 
institutions to train its leaders. More than twenty years ago 
it began furnishing teachers for the Doshisha University, both 
Revs. Knipp and Crecelius giving part time to the school. In 
1909 B. F. Shively vas. sent out for educational work, primarily 
to teach in the University. In 1912 the Nission accepted 
definite responsibility and agreed to finance a Japanese 
professorship and provide a foreign teacher for the Department 
of Religious Education in the Seminary. Dr. Shively has been 
filling this place. This method of cooperation has several 
distinct advantages. (a) The school is administered largely 
by Japanese. (bo) It provides educational privileges for our 
young men at 4& minimum cost to the mission. (c) It gives our 
ministerial candidates the advantage of a better school than 
we could provide independently. We are of the opinion that it 
is to our best advantage to continue this cooperation, but 


that the matter should be decided by the. ~~”. Japan 


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Conference. The natter was originally decided by the Iii si 
Since the Japanese church is a SUund eo wOre af Bicdr citer ta 
responsibility of the Conference it ought to be given the 
privilege of expressing itself on such matters. There is no 
other school where we could get more recognition or better 
services. The scholarship of the school is high and the 
Christian spirit predominate. 


ADMINISTRATION 


ya Transition is taking place in Japan also. Responsi- 
bilities formerly borne by the Mission Council are now resting 
upon the Rijikai and Japan Conference. Questions which the 
missionaries decided in the past are now brought before the 
Japanese for their decision. This develops self reliance and 
prepares them for the big task which they must ultinately 
shoulder. The Rijikai is the body before which all business 
must cone. It consists of ten members, three are missionaries 
elected by the Mission Council and seven are Japanese elected 
by the Japan Conference. During the absence of Rev. Knipp, 
who had the superxvision of the work, it was decided by the 
Council that Dr. Shively act as Secretary and that all 
correspondence between the Mission in Japan and the Board at 
home be carried on by him. The supervision and administra- 
tion was left in the hands of the éxecutive committee of the 
Rijikai which consists of Dr. Shively, mission secretary, 
Rev. CG. Yasuda, Konji or Executive Secretary of the Rigikal, 
and Rev. Ono, conference treasurer. This ig a new venture in 
supervision. It was approved by the Executive Committee of 
the Board on the recommendation of the Mission Council. We 
feel that it is a step in the right direction. The Japanese 
ought to be entrusted with the responsibility of administer- 
ing their own work. However, they themselves express @ desire 
that final supervision should reside in the Mission - until 
such time as they are able to raise more money for the work. 
This is an important question. If the Japanese are really able 
to administer the work should we insist on final say simply 
because we furnish the bulk of the support. Godd Christian 
statesmanship demande that we relinquish our final prerogatives 
just as soon as the Japanese can handle it themselves. We 
should be willing to graat them equal voting privilege with 
us in administering the work, providing they are ready for it, 
no matter what portion of the funds we contribute. We believe 
that these men have as much concern for the salvation of their 
country ag we have and thet they can b&.%e safely trusted to 


the leadership of the Holy Spirit as we can. 


the Japanese 
The Japanese pastors dia not feel that 
church was being westernized too much. They thought coe , 
there was sufficient freedom given to allow them to put their 


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own stamo and personality upon it. Western ideas or organiza~ 
tions were considered advantageous. Japan, they said, needed 


this conception of the west. It ‘ 
the church. meant larger efficiency in 


CHURCH UNION 


Mission work has gone on so long under denominational 
names that the Japanese themselves have become inoculated with 
our American ideas. They are not inclined to union Movements. 
In recent years several missions, like the various divisions 
of hicthodism, have come together and formed the Methodist 
Church in Japan which is separate and apart from Methodism in 
America or Europe. ‘The Presbyterian and Reformed Migesions 
have come together and formed the Ghurch of Christ in Japan. 
But there is no evidence of a general movemens to unite all 
the branches of Frotsestantism. The Japanese themse..ves are 
ocposing it. We feel that this is a distinct loss to “the 
Christian cause. 


The losses in membership among some of the smaller 
missions and denominations i6 so great that they are beginning 
to see the neec of closer cooperation. There has been a large 
migration of nsople from one section to another during these 
years of industiralizetion and following the destructive earth- 
quake. Denominations waich cover 4 small territory lose many 
members each year, ours among the rest. Many of these members 
do not affiliate with anovher church and co are lost frequent- 
ly to the cause. If the Churches were united this form of 
leakage could be sreatly reduced. As itis nothing special 
is being done to stop it. 


Our Japanese brethren and missionaries see this. 
They took action at their Rijakal meeting during our visit, 
authorize thers secretary to inform the Executive Secretary 
of thet nator. Ghristiean Council that they look with favor 
upon churcn union anc are willing to consider any plans which 
tha National Council of any mission might propose. This . 
action xwpens the way for union. It is sure to eliminate the 
losses wiich wo are suffering and ultimately strengthen the 
Cheistian movenent in Japan. 


POLITICAL RELATIONS 


This may seem irrevalent to 4 report on Foreign 
Missions. I% is not. The work of Christ.an missions iB 
helvea or hindered in proportion to the Christian spirit so 
called Ghristian nations put into their international relations. 
In she opinion of leading missionaries one of the biggest 


obstacles in the way of Christian missions 1 Japan is the 


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recent Exclusion Act passed by the United States government. 
Japan does not understand it. She admits the need of 
imaigration regulations and marvels that we have been as 
successful as we have in assimilating the multitudes who come 
to our shores. But the Exclusion Act looks like racial dis- 
crimination. Their national pride has been hurt and the heart 
of a friend has been wounded. If we can prove to them that it 
was not racial discrimination it will help immeasurably in re- 
establishing confidence and removing misunderstanding. 


Japan and the Far East has a right to judge us by 
the high standards of Christianity. Are we not a Christian 
nation? Has not Christianity been the predominating religion 
for centuries? Have we not called ourselves Christian? They 
judge our religion just as we judge theirs. We say you can 
see what Buddhism is by looking at Japan. And China is what 
she is because of Confucianism, and that Mohammendanism made 
Turkey. So they say that £hristianity is America and Europe. 
The World War, the aggression of the white race upon the 
territory of the more backward peoples, the oppression of the 
races of inferior culture by the races of superior culture - 
and often so called Christian culture - is a mystery they 
cannot solve. Unless we take Christ seriously ind begin to 
make His practical idealism applicable to the whole social 
order, we are destined to lose our influence and thwart the 
advance of the Kingdom of Righteousness. 


We found America admired and respected everywhere. 
They envied and perhaps coveted the place of wealth and 
influence which she occupied. But is that unusual? Who of 
us have never coveted our neighbor's wealth and ease? It ke 
also true that if America threw herself unreservedly into the 
moral leadership of the world she could wield an influence 
the like of which no other nation ever wielded. [his is net 
America's hour. Some think it has passed. No wai u 
it is rapidly passing. Her position and wealth give reibey 
prestige which is far reaching. It is no idle respons "1 
to be the richest and most influential nation in ue kt a hal 
To neglect such responsibility simply subjects us to g 
condemnation. 


ffective 

The missionary forces are mong the noe aS 

in establishing good international relations. Sarat San 

not in the work primarily for that purpose, ine EE 

ignore it entirely. Christianity must result °? & tO tional 
brotherhood. It must eliminate racial rele oe ents 
hatred. It must be able to eradicate passion Sean Vives oe 
hearts and lead them to see the value in aa es doing it now 
can do that and will. It ie doing it here. 


in the Far East. 


#O7. 
CONCLUSION | 


The whole world situation demands that Christianity 
be pressed with renewed vigor. It must not be "adulterated" 
or "toned down", It must be the kind which Christ taught and 
lived in Galilee. The Orientals notice a keen distinction 
between the Christ which the missionary brings and the 
Christianity which the people practice. Some are saying, "We 
GO not want your Christianity, but we do want your Christ". 
Hawi s. the transforming agency which redeerms men from within 
and empowers them against the evils from without. Other 
feiths losk thig powerful dynamic. 


We have given Christ to the Orient. Are we willing 
to follow Him in all the implications of His Gospel? He has 
already created problems which the West find it difficult to 
Solve. Brotherhood hes a new meaning when you stand with 
Him among the nultitudes of the Far East. He has come to 
these people and they are coming to Him because they find in 
Him, "The way, the truth, and the life". He satisfies the 
hunger of their souls and the thirst of their spirits. They 
have nothing like Hin in all their long national and racial 
experlence,.. He is entering into their hearts. He is trans- 
forming men. Think of China! Think of Japan! Think of the 
whole Orient and then imagine what Christ can make out of it. 
Every step reveals His marvelous glory as He moves triumphant- 
by forward in His great redemptive plan across Asia. All He 
needs is a faithful church and consecrated followers. 


Instead of letting up in our missionary endeavors 
UNG) Fines) cal) fon unrelenting effort in our work abroad. 
Jesus! last command to the early church is good missionary 
propaganda. But it is much more than that — it is the 
formula by which the world is to be saved. Uniess all mankind 
is taught to observe - and does observe — ail things whatsoever 
He has commanded us, there is little hope that the world will 
be saved or that civilization can survive. 


Respectfully submitted, 
Bishop A. R. Clippinger 
Samuel G. Ziegler. 


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